🌱 Patch AM: Which Helena-area reservoir is hottest for walleye and rainbows now?

Cheers Helena! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Which Helena-area reservoir is hottest for walleye and rainbows now?
• How Helena horsemen quietly keep your favorite backcountry trails open

Also on today's calendar: Summer Community Celebration at the Clancy Old Red Schoolhouse and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 55 degrees.
• Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 87, low: 56. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 84 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Helena Area Reservoirs Fishing Report 8.24.26 (montanaoutdoor.com) — Anglers around Helena get a timely edge this week with detailed reports for Canyon Ferry, Hauser, and Holter, including exact depths, lures, and hotspots. From walleye near Confederate and Goose Bay to rainbows between Gates of the Mountains and American Bar, local FWP biologists share what's working right now on your closest reservoirs.
   

• Volunteers on horseback help keep Montana's backcountry trails open (ktvh.com) — Based out of Helena, volunteers with the Last Chance Back Country Horsemen saddle up to clear dozens of miles of Montana trails each year, often where machinery can't reach. Working closely with the Helena Ranger District, they pack in tools by horse, cut out fallen trees, and invite new helpers to keep public backcountry access open.
   

📸 Around Helena

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Helena

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Friday August 28
• Summer Community Celebration at the Clancy Old Red Schoolhouse →
  3 N Main St, Clancy
  3:30 pm
Saturday August 29
• 227 Days Celebration →
  14 W Main St, East Helena
  8:00 am
• 227 Days →
  East Helena Main Street Park
  11:00 am
Friday September 4
• 2026 Mullan Road Conference →
  618 Helena Ave, Helena
  6:00 pm
Friday September 11
• 6th Annual Helena Septemberfest: Gulch Goes Galactic →
  Helena Walking Mall, Helena
  4:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• Finding Freedom Women's Retreat →
  The Blacktail Ranch, 4440 S Fork Trail, Wolf Creek
  3:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday August 26
• Welcome Back to School!
  EAST HELENA K-12 SCHOOL DISTRICT East Helena, MT 59635
  8:00 am
Friday August 28
• FB @ Loyola
  Jefferson High School Boulder, MT 59632
  5:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Montana Distillers Guild: Last Chance Spirits Festival →
  Best Western Premier Helena Great Northern Hotel, 835 Great Northern Blvd, Helena
  4:00 pm
Sunday August 30
• JVFB vs Loyola 4-30
  Jefferson High School Boulder, MT 59632
  6:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• EVMS & EHHS Picture Day!
  EAST HELENA K-12 SCHOOL DISTRICT East Helena, MT 59635
  8:00 am
Wednesday September 2
• Radley Picture Day!
  EAST HELENA K-12 SCHOOL DISTRICT East Helena, MT 59635
  8:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Reminder for next Saturday (August 29th)
  Fun for everyone Main Street Park, East Helena (Nextdoor North Hills)
• Update!!
  This clinic is full. The Helena Area Friends of Pets will be scheduling more clinics for male and female cats in September so if you would like to… (Nextdoor Pebble Gardens)

• Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Stocker in Helena. Apply here.
• Helena School District posted a job opening for SACC Site Manager in Helena. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Helena here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• Silver Bow Mining Targets Montana Processing Complex to Boost Rainbow Block Strategy (marketbeat.com)
• The Trump administration upended how the West fights wildfires. California is bracing too (laist.com)

Ok Helena! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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